Synthesis of bicyclo-olefinic compounds



atenicd Feb. 11, 1947 sosT'A' SYNTHESIS OF BICYCLO-OLEFINI comonrms v a corporation of Delaware No Drawing. Application January 10, 1944, Serial No. 517,703

This application is a continuation-in-part of my co-pending application Serial No'. 466,940,

filed November 25, 1942, now Patent No. 2,340,908,

issued February 8, 1944.

This invention is concernedwith the synthesis of a particular type of organic compounds which maybe regarded as substituted bicycloalkenes or bicycloalkene derivatives.

Such substituted bicycloalkenes which I may synthesize by my process comprise bicycloalkenes and alkylbicycloalkenes in which a hydrogen atom combined with one of the carbon atoms in a bic'ycloalkene ring is substituted by agroup, such as carbinol, halide, nitrile, nitro, amine, organic acid, aldehyde, ketone, etc. I

An object of my invention is to synthesize monoolefinic bicyclic alcohols, halides, esters, aldehydes, nitriles, ethers, ketones, etc., by reacting dicyclopentadiene with a mono-olefinic, alcohol, halide, ester, aldehyde, ketone, nitriles, ethers, etc.

In one specific embodiment the present invention relates to a process for producing substituted bicycloalkenes which comprises interacting dicyclopentadiene and a mono-oleflnic compound selected from the group consisting of alkenyl halides, alkenyl cyanides, and alkenyl ethers.

According to the process of my invention, a substituted bicyclo-alkene is prepared by reacting dicyclopentadiene and a mono-oleflnic compound corresponding to the type formula:

yiiz

wherein Y indicates a member selected from the group of substituents consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, aryL-and aralkyl; and Z represents a member selected from the functional groups consisting of halide, carbinol, nitrile, nitro, amine, amide, carboxylic acid, aldehyde, ketone, ester, and ether. 40

More particularly, my process relates to interacting dicyclopentadiene with an alkenyl compound which is represented by the general formula, RX, wherein R indicates an alkenyl radical, and X is a member selected from the group consisting of halogen, cyanide, and alkoxyl. By the term, alkenyl radical, I mean a monoolefinic group, such as vinyl, allyl, methallyl, etc. The alkenyl halides, which may also be referred to as mono-halo-olefins or mono-halo-alkenes,

scams. (crew- 4s) ynitrile, methacrylonitrile, etc. Alkenyl ethers' include alkylallrenyl and dialkenyl ethers.

, Other mono-oleiinic compounds corresponding to the typeformula givenabove include olefinic alcohols and olefinic; amines, which may also be referred toas allcenols and alkeneamines, respectively. l

A few reactions typicaloi those occurring in accordance with the present invention are illus In accordance with the process of this invention, dicyclopentadiene is reacted with different mono-oleflnic compounds as hereinabove set forth to form substituted bicycloalkenes or bicycloalkene derivatives, some of which are illustrated as products in the above-indicated equations. Other mono-olefinic compounds will react similarly to yield a number of substituted bicycloalkenes having different substituent groups.

The reactions of the present process may be brought about under particular thermal conditions or they may be carried out in the presence of catalysts. Ordinarily, weighed amounts of dicyclopentadiene and a mono-olefinic compound are charged to a reactor such as an autoclave and heated to a temperature of from about to about 400 C., but preferably of from about to about 300 C. in order to bring about a condensation reaction to form desired substituted bicycloalkenes. Superatmospheric pressure may be employed whenever it is needed or whenever tie sired to maintain the necessary concentration of a reactant. The pressure develomd during the reaction period may be as high as 200 atmos- 55 pheres or more. The preferred temperature and 3;: pressure and molar ratio which .isreacted :with 'dicyclopentadi'ene;

Continuous operations-may. ;be carried .out. by

passing a mixturev or? 'dicyclc'ipentacliene-J andvv a mono-olefinic compound E through' a; heatedr reoiiireactants employed 1 will vary with thetype oLmono-olefinic compound action zone maintained'atta temperature'ofifrom about'100" to-about400 C. and-at a pressure generally from: about =25 to about 200 atmos Under these conditions 1 the. charging pheres. rates of reactants are generally-1mm. about 0.1 to about volumes .ofvliquid' per hour :per volumeof. reactor space.

The following exa'mpleis givenastypical oi I the reactions and. products of the present invena tion, although it is. not intended to limitthe invention-i in :exact: correspondence thereto.

50 parts byweight'ofidicyclopentadiene and 50" parts :b weight-0f vinyl .chlo'rideare. reacted in a steel autoclave at 200 C. for 110 hours. The-re' action product contains'45parts Joy-weight of de hydronorbornyl chloridepwhich is indicated hereinabove as Compound -I.

The novelty and utility/of the :process of the present invention aretevident-from thepreceding specification and example, although neither section is intended to limit unduly itsbroad scope.

I claim as my invention: 1 1. .Aprocess formanufacturing a bicycloalkene halide which comprises heating. dicyclopentadiene and an alkenyl halide ata temperature of from about 100 C. to about.400- C,

2. A process for manufacturing a bicycloalkene halide which comprises heating dicyclopentadiene and a vinyl halide at a temperature of from about 150 C. to about 300 C.

3. The process of claim 1 iurthercharacterlzed 4 in thatsaid alke'nyl halide comprises vinyl chloride.

4. A- process fonmanufacturing'a bicycloalkene halide which comprises heating dicycloi pentadiene and a vinyl halide at a temperature of from -about'100 C. to about-400 C.

5.'A' process for the produetion'of dehydronorbornyl chloride which comprises heating dicyclopentadiene and vinyl chlorideat a, temperature of fabout'200" C.

CHARLES 'L. THOMAS.

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